I see the ground for that pump located at "30":  "near relay panel"

My guess is the star ground thing above relay panel.

Maybe a poor ground = you see 12V, but not enough current?

Neil.

On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 12:24 PM, HotelWestfalia <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
> I'm trying to run the windshield washer bottle's pump. �Pulling the arm, I got 12 Volt reading but the motor won't run. �Took it out, tried it with a battery's power and it was running great. �Now, I can only think of that the 12 Volt I got is not powerful enough. �How do I measure if it has enough power? �And how am I going to improve on it? �Apparently not every 12 Volt is as powerful as the other.
> Not understanding it yet.
> This is an '88 Vanagon, A/T.
> The List is my only help, other than myself and the Vanagon Bible.
> Zoltan
>

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